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“I think the power of books is that - that they teach us to care about others. It's a power that gives people courage and also supports them in turn. [. . .] Empathy - that's the power of books.”
― Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“Only those who dare may fly”
― Luis Sepúlveda, The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly

“Lui e Árni fanno il segno della croce su ciascuna lenza prima di metterla in acqua perché niente di malefico salga dagli abissi, e cosa potrebbe salire, del resto? Le profondità del mare sono prive di ogni vizio, sono solo vita e morte, mentre ci vorrebbero certo non uno, ma almeno diecimila segni della croce, se calassimo le lenze negli abissi dell’animo umano.”
― Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Heaven and Hell